TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Joel Stratte-McClure STRAIGHT SHOOTERS: ``John Wayne, Gene Autry and Gary Cooper would be turning over in their graves if they saw our version of the Old West,'' said ``Deadwood'' star Timothy Olyphant at the show's second season premiere In television, a season première refers to the first episode of a new television season for a series that has been renewed. In North America, a given show's season première often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns. at Mann's Chinese Theatre Thursday. But those cowboys would have loved the after-party for HBO's critically acclaimed show about the foul-mouthed, fist-swinging bad old days, circa 1870s. Series regulars Ian McShane, Brad Dourif, Jeffrey Jones and Powers Boothe sure seemed to. As did child actress Bree Wall, who plays Sofia Metz on the show. The Highlands restaurant felt like a Wild West gold mining town, complete with corseted dance hall girls, gas lamps and gambling tables in a replica of the Silver Palace Saloon situated amid McKay's Bank, a gunsmith's shop, a tack room and an outhouse. Thankfully, no shoot-outs! Or pig troughs! Not that the show resembles Hollywood's traditional tame take on Westerns. And hold your horses "Hold your horses", sometimes said as "Hold the horses", is a common idiom to mean "hold on" or wait, which is believed to have originated in the United States of America in the 19th century and is historically related to horse riding, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle. this season! ``There's even more fighting, drinking, gambling, cussing and killing this season,'' said Kim Dickens, who plays saloon girl Joanie Stubbs. ``This is definitely not a fictionalized version of cowboys as steely, impenetrable heroes with glamorous shoot-outs at sunset,'' adds Robin Weigert, who plays the drunken gunslinger Gunslinger A high-strung portfolio manager who, looking for high returns, invests in very high-risk stock. Notes: Stay away from these guys, or they could end up shooting you in the foot! Calamity Jane. ``It's rough, down and very dirty.'' Is that the way the West really was? You bet your cowboy boots. ``Over 90 percent of the show, including the profanity Irreverence towards sacred things; particularly, an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God. Vulgar, irreverent, or coarse language. The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity and the filth, is historically accurate, and all but two of the characters are based on real people,'' said creator-producer-writer David Milch. ``The sanitized san·i·tize tr.v. san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing, san·i·tiz·es 1. To make sanitary, as by cleaning or disinfecting. 2. version of the Old West created by Hollywood is being stood on its head.'' What's most surprising about how the West was once? ``I sat in a stagecoach stagecoach, heavy, closed vehicle on wheels, usually drawn by horses, formerly used to transport passengers and goods overland. Throughout the Middle Ages and until about the end of the 18th cent. for two hours and it taught me never to complain again about leg room in an airplane,'' said Anna Gunn, who plays Martha Bullock, the sheriff's wife. It amazed her that women wearing corsets that felt like ``metal cages'' could survive a months-long trip cross-country. ``It wasn't like they could stop at a 7-Eleven for snacks.'' FASHION REBIRTH: By all accounts, Gwyneth Paltrow regained her Queen of the Red Carpet crown at the Oscars. Wearing a pale pinky-peach strapless strap·less adj. Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment. n. A garment having no strap or straps. strapless Adjective Stella McCartney gown, her blond hair left longer and straight, the new mom looked lovelier than ever. Her Dior Beauty palette included Incognito in·cog·ni·to adv. & adj. With one's identity disguised or concealed. n. pl. in·cog·ni·tos 1. One whose identity is disguised or concealed. 2. and Toffee eye shadows, Pink So Sweet blush, Linen lip pencil and Dior Addict ultra gloss in a hue called Appetite for Nougat nou·gat n. A confection made from a sugar or honey paste into which nuts are mixed. [French, from Provençal, from nougo, nut, from Old Provençal noga, from Vulgar Latin . All were expertly applied by top makeup artist Pati Dubroff. Paltrow's locks were styled by Jennifer Aniston's fave fave Informal n. One that is preferred above others or likely to win; a favorite. adj. Favorite. [Short for favorite.] hairdresser, Chris McMillan, reportedly living with Aniston, now that Brad has moved out. How did Dubroff and McMillan get the inspiration for Gwyneth's fresh- faced look? ``When she walked in the room, right out of the shower, with soaking wet hair, Chris and I just looked at each other. She was so gorgeous, even with no makeup,'' Dubroff said. ``All we did was lightly enhance what was already there. There's no point messing with perfection.'' CELL TO THE STARS: Ever since Paris Hilton's chic crystal-studded Sidekick II got horribly hacked, Hollywood's been hunting for a new fashion-forward phone. Enter Nokia's High Fashion collection. The Going Out phone, a glossy black art deco-styled slim ``lipstick'' 7280 tri-band model has an iPod-like dial, Bluetooth, Mac sync, camera, FM radio and an LCD screen that becomes a mirror (when phone is off) for party primping. Shopping in Paris or Tokyo? Just convert clothes or shoe sizes with the phone's converter application. The fashionable new cell will be in stores soon (check nokiausa.com) but several stars are already flaunting their advance accessories. Nicollette Sheridan, Adrien Brody, Regina King, Star Jones, Debi Mazar and Teri Polo were spotted at the Peninsula's Luxury Lounge on Oscar weekend, trying out their new skinny cells. It's rumored that Brody even whipped his out at Vanity Fair's Oscar after-party at Morton's in West Hollywood. E!'s controversial Kathy Griffin put the ``lipstick'' phone to good use on Sunday when she fielded faux calls from stars such as Jamie Foxx on it during E!'s Oscar arrivals show. ``She fell in love with the phone when she first saw it,'' said MediaPlacement's honcho Honcho A slang term describing the leader or person in charge of an organization. Notes: The CEO of a company could be referred to as the honcho or "head honcho." See also: CEO, CFO, COO, Insider, Leprechaun Leader Britt Johnson, who worked with the funny girl in the Groundlings many moons ago. ``She said, 'I love it and I'm gonna use it on the red carpet Sunday,' and boy, did she!'' Bet she didn't get any calls from Dakota Fanning. We Saw U Jeri Ryan, wearing blue jeans and no makeup, riding the elevator with a group of friends, in the West Building of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as in West Hollywood. Jennifer Aniston and a girlfriend having dinner with supermodel Claudia Schiffer and an unidentified man wearing a baseball cap at the laid-back Italian bistro Trattoria trat·to·ri·a n. pl. trat·to·ri·as or trat·to·ri·e An informal restaurant or tavern serving simple Italian dishes. [Italian, from trattore, host, from trattare Amici Amici can refer to:
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt having lunch with a large group of friends at the Four Seasons on South Doheny in Beverly Hills. Producer Michael Medavoy's wife, Irena Ferris, talking loudly about her severe fear of flying with Tobey Maguire's girlfriend Jennifer Meyer (getting blond highlights) at Sally Hershberger's Melrose Place Salon. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) WALL, OLYPHANT: Giddy up! (2) BOOTHE, DICKENS: Wild cards. Stephan Shugerman/Getty Images (3) PALTROW: Can't improve on perfection. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images |
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